Youth Policy and Target Groups
Education for everyone
1. Read the text below about the German education system and fill in the blanks using the adjectives below.
vocational practical numerous broad world-renowned conventional applied
The German education and training system
. In the 2020-2021 school
year, around 32,000 schools throughout Germany gave all children of school age access to education.
Around half of them (47.9%) were primary schools. At the secondary education level, there were
Hauptschulen (5.6%), Realschulen (5.5%) and Gymnasien (9.8%).
After successfully completing your schooling, you have the possibility of either embarking on a
training course or enroll at one of Germany’s 422 higher education
establishments. Approximately a quarter of them (25.6%) are
universities and about half of them (49.8%) are universities of
sciences
with a more
focus. German higher education institutions score points with
their
choice of subjects. They offer all kinds of courses, from A for
Archaeology to Z for Zoology.
Education for everybody Number of schools and higher education institutions in Germany in the academic year 2021/2022 422 Higher education institutions 32,206 Schools of general education
year 2021/2022
…of which: Grundschulen (primary schools) 48% Hauptschulen 5% Realschulen 5% Gymnasiem 10% Other types of school* 32%
…of which: conventional universities
25.6%
colleges of education, colleges of theology and colleges of art and music specialised colleges of higher education (Fachhochschulen)
17.5%
49.8% colleges of public administration 7.1%
eds (Förderschulen)
*including e.g. comprehensive schools (Gesamtschulen) and schools for children with special educational needs (Förderschulen) Source: Statistisches Bundesamt (As of January 2023)
Source: https://www.make-it-in-germany.com/en/living-in-germany/discover-germany/education (accessed on 31.05.2023) © IW Köln
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